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This template is used to display a small flag icon next to a wikilinked country name. It is related to the {{flagicon}} and {{flagcountry}} templates, but offers more options in terms of the text string displayed.
See Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for the main documentation/discussion page for the flag templates system.
Usage
{{flag|country identifier|optional variant|name=alternative text string|size=maximum width and/or height of the flag image}}
- country identifier is the common name of the country (e.g. "United States"), a common alias (e.g. "US"), or a standard country code such as those listed at ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- variant is an optional second parameter that can be used to display a flag variation, such as a historical flag. The list of variants for each country is documented on the appropriate template page, such as Template:Country data Germany
- alternative text string, this optional value, specified by the name parameter, is used to display alternative text
- size, this optional value is specified by the size parameter, and is used to specify the maximum width and/or height of the flag image. This parameter is specified using standard image syntax.
See the prefix index for the templates latently called by this one.
Examples
| Wiki markup | Displays | Notes |
|---|---|---|
{{flag|United States}} |
23x15px United States | Note that both instances link to United States. |
{{flag|USA}} |
23x15px USA | |
{{flag|Germany}} |
23x15px Germany | All three instances link to Germany. In addition to the ISO country codes, those used by FIFA, IOC, etc. are also supported. |
{{flag|DEU}} |
23x15px DEU | |
{{flag|GER}} |
23x15px GER | |
{{flag|Germany|empire}} |
23x15px Germany | Flag variations can be used with either country names or country codes. |
{{flag|DEU|empire}} |
23x15px DEU | |
{{flag|CAN|name=Canadian}} |
23x15px Canadian | The name parameter can be used to change the display string but keep the link to the correct article. |
{{flag|Canada|1957|name=Canadian}} |
23x15px Canadian | The name parameter can also be used when flag variants are specified. |
{{flag|Texas}} |
23x15px Texas | Flags are also available for several sub-national and multi-national entities such as US states, Canadian provinces, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the European Union. A complete list can be found at Category:Country data templates. |
{{flag|British Columbia|name=BC}} |
23x15px BC | |
{{flag|Commonwealth of Nations|name=Cmnwlth}} |
23x15px Cmnwlth | |
{{flag|EU}} |
23x15px EU | |
{{flag|Switzerland|size=14px}} |
14px Switzerland | The size parameter can be used to control the image dimensions. "20x16px Switzerland" is the default size. |
{{flag|Switzerland|size=28px}} |
28px Switzerland |
TemplateData
This template displays a small flag icon next to a wikilinked country name
| Parameter | Description | Type | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country identifier | 1 | Common name of the country (e.g. 'United States'), a common alias (e.g. 'US'), or a standard country code | string | empty | required |
| Variant | 2 | Identifies a flag variant to be used instead of the standard flag, e.g. 1815 | string | empty | optional |
| Alternative text | name | Display alternative text instead of the standard country name | string | empty | optional |
| Maximum dimension | size | The maximum width or height, specified via standard 'extended image syntax' (e.g. x30px) | string | empty | optional |
See also
- Template:Coat of arms
- Template:Flagcountry—always expands the link text to the full country name.
- Template:Flagicon—displays the flag only.
ja:Template:Flag